Dyer v. MacK Foster Poultry & Livestock, Inc.

WHICHARD, Judge.

It is well-established in this jurisdiction that

[u]nder the [Workers’] Compensation Act, the North Carolina Industrial Commission is constituted the agency to hear evidence, resolve conflicts therein, make findings of fact, and state its conclusions. If the findings are supported by competent evidence, they are conclusive on the courts.

Jackson v. Highway Commission, 272 N.C. 697, 700, 158 S.E.2d 865, 867 (1968). Applying this principle to the evidence in the record here, we find the following:

The plaintiff testified that it was a part of her normal work routine to operate the…